St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-07


to grade Cook street, from Mississippi
street to Earl street, at an estimated eX
penSe of S25, 595, and further ask that
you annul your final order, approved
March 5, 1887, and pass new final
order Gas amended) for said improve
ment. A proper order is herewith sub
mitted for your adoption.
II. l.. GORMAN, President.
w. f. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works
April 20, 1887.
Adopted, and final order referred to
annulled. Yeas ii. (See order to Board
of Public Works.)
Also,
House Moving
To the Honorable, the President and
Common Council of City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Board of Public
Works respectfully Tecommend that
your honorable body allow John OCon-
nell, owner of lot 8, block 2, K. Rice's
| Second addition, to move the house upon
said lot into Cortland street, and to al
| low the same to remain in said street for
period of thirty days, for the purpose
of allowing said O'C0nnell to excayate
said lot, providing that the travel on
said Cortland street is not interfered
with. II. /. GoRMAN, PRESIDENT;
| w. +. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works
May 3, 1887.
Also,
Erroneous Assessment
! TO the Honorable the President and
Common Council, City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Board of Public
Works respectfully ask your honorable
| body to make an appropriation of $40
in favor of John O'COnnell. owner of lot
8, block 3, E. Rice'S Second Addition to
st. Paul, for damages to improvements
on said lot overlooked in making the as
| SpSSmapt for the condemnation Of an
easement for slopes on Cayuga street,
from Cortland street to mississippi
street. r. l.. GoRMAN, President.
| w. f. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works
April 2S, 1887.
Committee on Streets.
Also,
WacOuta Street Paving
To the Honorable, the President and
Common Council of the City of st.
Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Board of Public
Works respectfully ask that you allow
the said Board to amend their reports,
dated Dec. 20, 1886, respectively in the
matter of paving Wacouta street, from
the Union Depot grounds to Ninth
street; and Eighth street, from Locust
street to Wabasha street, with cedar
| to read that said improvements are
necessary and proper including in the
contract for said paving the necessary
sewer, water and gas connections to the
| property lines, and further ask your
honorable body to annul the orders in
said matter, approved Dec. %, 1886, and
to pass new final orders (aS amended)
for said improvement. Proper orders
for said improvements are herewith sub
mitted for your adoption.
Il. l.. GORMAN. President.
! w II Erwin Clerk BOARD Puhlic Works
April 25, 1887.
Adopted, and final order referred to
annulled. (See order to Board OF Pub
| lie WOrks.)
Also,
Brewster Avenue Opening
To the Honorable, the President and
Common Council of the City of st.
Paul.
GENTLEMEN: The Board of Public
Works respectfully ask that you allow
said Board to amend their report dated
Feb. %, 1887, in the matter of the OPEN
! ing, widening and extension of Brew
! Ster avenue, from University avenue to
/ WabaSha street, so as to read that said
! Improvement is necessary and proper;
that the estimated expense thereof is
S35, GOO: that real estate to be assessed
therefor can be found benefited to the
full extent of the damages, costs and
/
the said Board further ask that you an
4 nul your final order approved March 5,
1887, and pass new final order for said
improvement. A proper order is here
with transmitted for your adoption.
r. l.. GORMAN. President.
w. f. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works
May 2, 1887.
Adopted, and order referred to an
nuIled. Yeas IA. (See order to Board
| of pnlN IN
Fisk and Miller Streets Grading Assess
! mentS-
The Board recommend the return of
amounts Over-aSSeSSed.
Adopted. (See resOlution.)
| REPORT OF BOARD OF CONTROL.
Report for month of April, 1887, show
ing the total expenditures to be 81, 902.42,
accompanied by vouchers.
| Public Accounts.
| REPORT BOARD FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Death of Engineer of No. A
| To the Honorable, the President and
| Common Council of the City of st.
Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Board of Fire Com
missiOners respectfully report that on
| April % Daniel Sullivan, late engineer of
Engine Company No. 4, died of con-
sumption, contracted during service i'll
|
| ing bills, amounting to SeventySiX and
42-1O0 dollars (S76.42), were incurred for
funeral expenses. We request your
| honorable body to pass a resolution
authorizing the payment of same. Re
spectfully submitted. BY order of the
Board, j. Z. PRENDERGAST,
Vice President.
Official:
WILLIAM O'GoRMAN, Secretary.
| Adopted. (See reSolution.)
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Board of Park Commissioners Com
munication-
| Committee recommend that there be
no issue of bonds for park purposes
unless the specific purpose for which
| the proceeds of such issues are to be
used is given to the Council, and also
recommend the passage of the resolution
accompanying this report.
Adopted and resolution referred to
adopted.
Also,
job III. Moriarty's Petition
Committee report that it is of the
| opinion that the Council has no juriSdic-
ton in the matter.
| Adopted.
Also,
State Signal Service
Committee can find no funds applica-
bic for the support of said service, and
| report adverse in the matter.
0. o. CULLEN, Chairman.
Adopted.
| OF Committee on Claims-Claims-
Committee return approve by it claims
of M. J. Bell S272.05, NJ. f. Brennan
S34.S5
Allowed and referred to Comptroller
by the following vote:
Yeas-Alds. Conley, O'Connor, Petsch,